Social Security Amendment Act 1973

  • repealed
  • Social Security Amendment Act 1973: repealed, on 26 November 2018, pursuant to section 455(1) of the Social Security Act 2018 (2018 No 32).

Reprint as at 26 November 2018

Social Security Amendment Act 1973

Public Act
 
1973 No 34
Date of assent
 
14 November 1973
 

Social Security Amendment Act 1973: repealed, on 26 November 2018, pursuant to section 455(1) of the Social Security Act 2018 (2018 No 32).

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this eprint. See the notes at the end of this eprint for further details.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Social Development.

An Act to amend the Social Security Act 1964

 
1 Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Social Security Amendment Act 1973, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Social Security Act 1964 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

Part 1 Monetary benefits

2

(1)

This subsection inserted the definition of the term Appeal Authority or Authority in s 3(1) of the principal Act.

(2)

[Repealed]

(3)

Subsection (1) of this section shall come into force on a date to be fixed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

Subsection (2) was repealed, as from 11 October 1978, by section 2(3)(a) Social Security Amendment Act 1978 (1978 No 58).

3
[Repealed]

Section 3 was repealed, as from 23 June 1987, by section 3(3)(a) Social Security Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 106).

4

(1)

This subsection inserted a heading and ss 12A to 12R in the principal Act.

(2)

[Repealed]

(3)

This section shall come into force on a date to be fixed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

Subsection (2) was repealed, as from 1 February 1992, by section 159(2) Legal Services Act 1991 (1991 No 71).

5 Repealing certain provisions

(1)

The principal Act is hereby further amended by repealing sections 22 and 23, subsections (2) and (3) of section 24, and sections 25 and 26.

(2)

The Domestic Proceedings Act 1968 is hereby consequentially amended by repealing so much of Schedule 1 as relates to section 25 of the principal Act.

6

(1)

This subsection inserted a heading and ss 27A to 27H in the principal Act.

(2)

Notwithstanding anything in this section, if any person was, immediately before the commencement of this section, in receipt of a benefit under section 22 or section 23 or section 61 of the principal Act, the Director-General may, in the Director-General’s discretion, continue to pay the benefit as if this section and section 5 of this Act had not been enacted.

In subsection (2) the reference to the “Director-General” was substituted, as from 23 June 1987, for a reference to the Commission by section 2(3)(b) Social Security Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 106), and the reference to “in the Director General’s discretion” was substituted, as from 23 June 1987, for a reference to “in its discretion” by section 2(3)(d) of that Act.

7
[Repealed]

Section 7 was repealed, as from 31 August 1974, by section 5(2)(b) Social Security Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 46).

8
[Repealed]

Section 8 was repealed, as from 25 July 1979, by section 7(2)(b) Social Security Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 14).

9

(1)

[Repealed]

(2)

The following enactments are hereby consequentially repealed:

(a)

Section 4 Social Security Amendment Act 1968:

(b)

Section 2 Social Security Amendment Act 1970:

(c)

Section 20 Social Security Amendment Act 1972.

Subsection (1) was impliedly repealed, as from 6 August 1986, by section 14(1)(b) Social Security Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 39) and, as from 18 December 1991, section 8 Social Security Amendment Act (No 5) 1991 (1991 No 143).

10
11
[Repealed]

Section 11 was repealed, as from 23 March 1989, by section 34(3)(a) Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 13).

12
13
[Repealed]

Section 13 was repealed, as from 28 September 1982, by section 15(2)(c) Social Security Amendment Act 1982 (1982 No 16).

14
15
[Repealed]

Sections 15 to 18 were repealed, as from 31 August 1974, by section 10(2) Social Security Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 46).

16
[Repealed]

Sections 15 to 18 were repealed, as from 31 August 1974, by section 10(2) Social Security Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 46).

17
[Repealed]

Sections 15 to 18 were repealed, as from 31 August 1974, by section 10(2) Social Security Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 46).

18
[Repealed]

Sections 15 to 18 were repealed, as from 31 August 1974, by section 10(2) Social Security Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 46).

19 Authority to increase rates of benefits

(1)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the principal Act, the Commission may, in accordance with any general or special instructions given the Minister, in respect of the period commencing on the 1st day of December 1972 and ending with the 31st day of December 1972, increase the rate of any benefit under the principal Act by an amount not exceeding the rate of that benefit payable in respect of any one week in that period.

(2)

This section shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of December 1972.

Part 2 Medical and hospital benefits and other related benefits

20
[Repealed]

Sections 20 to 28 were repealed, as from 10 May 1993, by section 24(2) Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

21
[Repealed]

Sections 20 to 28 were repealed, as from 10 May 1993, by section 24(2) Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

22
[Repealed]

Sections 20 to 28 were repealed, as from 10 May 1993, by section 24(2) Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

23
[Repealed]

Sections 20 to 28 were repealed, as from 10 May 1993, by section 24(2) Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

24
[Repealed]

Sections 20 to 28 were repealed, as from 10 May 1993, by section 24(2) Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

25
[Repealed]

Sections 20 to 28 were repealed, as from 10 May 1993, by section 24(2) Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

26
[Repealed]

Sections 20 to 28 were repealed, as from 10 May 1993, by section 24(2) Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

27
[Repealed]

Sections 20 to 28 were repealed, as from 10 May 1993, by section 24(2) Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

28
[Repealed]

Sections 20 to 28 were repealed, as from 10 May 1993, by section 24(2) Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

29
[Repealed]

Section 29 was repealed, as from 1 January 1989, by section 86(1) Dental Act 1988 (1988 No 150), and, from 1 July 1993, by section 24(2) Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (1993 No 23).

Part 3 General provisions

30
[Repealed]

Section 30 was impliedly repealed, as from 5 November 1976, by section 28(3)(a) Disabled Persons Community Welfare Act 1975 (1975 No 122).

Schedule 1

[Repealed]

Schedules 2, 2, 3, and 4 were repealed, as from 31 August 1974, by section 10(2) Social Security Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 46).

Schedule 2

[Repealed]

Schedules 2, 2, 3, and 4 were repealed, as from 31 August 1974, by section 10(2) Social Security Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 46).

Schedule 3

[Repealed]

Schedules 2, 2, 3, and 4 were repealed, as from 31 August 1974, by section 10(2) Social Security Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 46).

Schedule 4

[Repealed]

Schedules 2, 2, 3, and 4 were repealed, as from 31 August 1974, by section 10(2) Social Security Amendment Act 1974 (1974 No 46).

Eprint notes
1 General

This is an eprint of the Social Security Amendment Act 1973 that incorporates all the amendments to that Act as at the date of the last amendment to it.

2 About this eprint

This eprint is not an official version of the legislation under section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012.

3 Amendments incorporated in this eprint

Social Security Act 2018 (2018 No 32): section 455(1)